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Approved For Release Biodat "Sia RDPES- 007838000300400002- 9 Unexplained phenomena were always part of legends and tradition of many peoples around the world. They are also present now but, as a rule, the scientific community preferred to ignore them; usually on grounds of insufficient evidence. We can no longer claim lack of evidence. During the period starting from 1979 until now numerous Chinese physicists, chemists, medical doctors, criminologist, and many others have joined their efforts to document and understand qigong. Among the world class scientists who were the first ones to show the courage to attach their reputation to the research of paranormal abilities and phenomena are Dr. Qian Xuesen (graduate of MIT and Caltech, the founder of .China's space and missile technology), Dr. C.¥. Chao -- (discovery of external e” e7~ pair production and annihilation processes), and Dr. G. C. Wang (discovery of anti E” hyperon). With so much evidence of events running contrary to our fundamental kndéwledge-of physics a major scientific effort should be undertaken to study them (13). It is impossible to summarize in a short article the wealth of solid experimental data on the subject accumulated and published in China over the last decade. Clearly these publications should be translated into English but to justify translations, enough interest must be generated in the scientific community and, most of all, our attitudes must change. We should no longer laugh at the phenomena we fail to understand. When myths and miracles become documented facts they have to be treated as such. "Miracles are not against the nature, they are 21 Approved For Release 2000/08/11 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000300400002-9